2 Businessmen Excrete 193 Cocaine Pellets in NDLEA Custody
Two businessmen who were earlier apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for cocaine ingestion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, have excreted a total of 193 pellets of the drug after three days in observatory custody. A statement by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi which was […]
22 People Die As Flood Wrecks Havoc In Somalia
Flash flooding in central Somalia has killed 22 people and affected over 450,000, the UN’s humanitarian agency OCHA said Sunday, after the Shabelle River burst its banks, forcing tens of thousands out of their homes. Africa Today News, New York reports that heavy rainfall earlier in the week sent water gushing into homes in Beledweyne […]
Real Reason I Rejected Request To Visit Tinubu – Bode George
A former deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, has confirmed that indeed, a meeting actually did hold between him and some members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The APC delegation, led by Retired Justice Isola Olorunmibe, also included the leader of the Governance Advisory Council in Lagos State, […]
Debt: Why Tinubu Must Probe Buhari’s Govt – Shehu Sani
Popular social critic and former Kaduna Senator, Shehu Sani has called on President-elect Bola Tinubu, to carryout a holistic probe on the outgoing government led by President Muhammadu Buhari over the level of humongous corruption that was perpetrated under it. Sani made this call while expressing worries over the local and foreign debts the Buhari […]
NASS: It Will Have Been Risky For APC To Ignore SE – Ben Kalu
Ben Kalu, the preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the role of Deputy Speaker in the yet-to-be-inaugurated 10th National Assembly has justified the party’s decision to cede the position to the South-East geopolitical zone. The lawmaker representing Bende Federal Constituency in Abia State is of the opinion that the APC should include […]
3 Buildings Razed In Ibadan Market Fire, NEMA Confirms
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has revealed that no fewer than three buildings were razed down on Sunday as a result of a fire incident at Agbeni Market in Ibadan. The agency also confirmed that one electric pole, agricultural and industrial chemicals, and properties worth millions of naira were destroyed during the inferno. Africa […]
There Will Never Be Peace Without Justice, Equity – Obasanjo
Former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has identified the terrible mismanagement of the diversity in the country as the root of Nigeria’s problem, stressing that without justice, equity, and fairness, there can be no peace, not only in Nigeria but anywhere in the world. He pointed out that having been involved in peacemaking and […]
Barcelona Crowned LaLiga Champions For First Time Since 2019
Catalan giants, Barcelona were yesterday night confirmed as the LaLiga champions for the 2022/2023 season for the first time in four seasons. The Catalans defeated Espanyol 4-2 to be crowned winners of the Spanish top flight for the first time since 2019. Africa Today News, New York reports that it is the 27th time the […]
Hilda Baci, Hits 85-Hour Mark In Record-Breaking Attempt
Nigerian celebrity chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has now surpassed the current Guinness World Record holder for the ‘longest cooking marathon by an individual’, Africa Today News, New York can confirm. With her feat, she’s poised to set a new world record after hitting the 87 hours 50 minutes mark. Recall […]
Inauguration: Tinubu, Shettima’s Official Portraits Unveiled
Ahead of the 29th of May inauguration, the official transition portraits of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima have been released. Africa Today News, New York reports that the portraits were approved by the Presidential Transition Council. The Director of Media and Publicity of Tinubu’s campaign organisation, Bayo Onanuga, wrote on […]
Erdogan Faces Heavy test As Turkey Votes In Key Election
As his country stands on the verge of its centenary, Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has framed the next 100 years as the ‘Century of Turkey’. Similar arresting interpretations of the May 14 elections include either a prolongation of Erdogan’s two-decade dominance or a government promising to switch from the current executive president to a […]
11 Murdered In DR Congo Militia Clashes, Curfew Declared
No fewer than 11 people have been killed in militia clashes in the western Democratic Republic of Congo, officials disclosed on Sunday, as a province in the restive region declared a curfew to respond to the violence. ‘Mobondo’ militants attacked the village of Batshongo, in Kwango province, late on Friday, said provincial government spokesman Adelar […]